London:�Day 5 begun on a disappointing not for India as they lost three quick wickets in settled KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar on Monday.
Indian team is in a disadvantaged spot after finishing Day four on 58/4 only to wake up to 101/7 early on Day 5 in the third test against England at Home of Cricket.
Before the ongoing Lord’s Test, Team India had chased targets of 200 or less on 58 occasions.
Their record includes 46 wins, eight draws & four losses. They have lost chasing 200 or less (120 Bridgetown 1997, 176 Galle 2015, 194 Birmingham 2018, & 147 Mumbai 2024).
India have won nine times while chasing against England targets of 200 or less, while they have lost and drawn a match each.
Their most recent defeat against England while chasing targets of 200 or less was back in 2018 in Birmingham, despite a brilliant hundred in the first innings by former Indian skipper Virat Kohli India fell short of 31 runs. Sam Curran was named player of the match for this all-around performance.
At the moment, 93 runs separate India to edge past England at the Home of Cricket on Day 5.
The team that will win here will have an upper hand over the other in the ongoing series as they will take a 2-1 lead with two Tests remaining in the series, which will take place at Old Trafford, Manchester and The Oval, London, respectively.
Currently Jadeja (14) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (5) are fighting in the middle for team India with only Siraj and Bumrah to bat next.
For England, Archer emerged as the star picking two early wickets, while captain Stokes dismissed the set Rahul. .Brydon Carse is in terrific form as he picked two crucial wickets of right-hand batter Karun Nair (14) and captain Shubman Gill (6) in the last 30 minutes of the fourth day of the Test match.�
